On 08-02-2009 18:30 pm pyro777 wrote:No, the grappling hook requires you to swing, and can only be used on SPECIFIC areas with wood or something protruding from them. The hook shot, however, can connect to Wood, vines, certain grates, and the nipples of giant statues .

On 08-02-2009 ??:?? pm i dunno blaziken1234 wrote:Freezie fills the role of the Ice Rod already... And before you get the chance to say it... "Oh man, it shoots ice instead of is ice itself, that totally makes it original.

Oh, and if Switch HOok will amke it, why can't Seed Shooter?
Item type: Shooting
How to execute: Do a smash attack
This item will shoot 1 of 5 seeds: Scent seed, which makes opponents dazed but gives no damage, Ember seed which burns opponents in a similar fashion to PK Fire, Gale seeds which blow opponents 2 yards away, Pegasus seeds which makes enemies slip, or mystery seeds, which does either of the 5.

you mean 4? the mystery seed is the fifth.... and it cant use itself, so its only 4, and then 2 yards? how far exactly is 2 yards in the game? is it off-screen? 2 steps? what is it? and out of those only 1 actually does damage and 2 would seem useful, so i dont think its such a great idea, but then again im not an important person, so my opinion probably doesnt matter

You should use the measurement of "character spaces", which are about the width of 1 Bowser or 1 small block in the Stage builder.

And the reason the Switch Hook might make it is because unlike the seed shooter, it's actually clever and unique. We already have the star rod, we don't need a gimmicky version of it. The Switch Hook doesn't act like any other item in Smash Bros., making it better than that boring seed-version of the Star Rod idea of yours.

Dang! I forgot about the star rod! Okay, how about we have the fire rod-nope, that's just like the ray gun. Okay, then let's have the drop fruit item! It floats in midair and you can touch it to make it fall all the way down through platforms and off the stage! Touch a falling drop fruit and you take damage.

This item will shoot 1 of 5 seeds: Scent seed, which makes opponents dazed but gives no damage, Ember seed which burns opponents in a similar fashion to PK Fire, Gale seeds which blow opponents 2 yards away, Pegasus seeds which makes enemies slip, or mystery seeds, which does either of the 5.

The only problem i have with it is that every effect, except the one of the Gale Seed, can already be achieved through another item. (Scent seed - Deku Knut, Ember Seed - Fire Flower, Pegasus Seed - Banana Peel).

Since Toon Link did not have a unique moveset for whatever reason in this game, mayhaps the Deku Leaf could be applied for the same effect as your Pegasus Seed idea.

The game is noted for being the first Mario Kart to feature playable crossover characters: Namco's Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man and Blinky.

Inky, Blinky, and Clyde aren't there.

This doesn't make Namco a 2nd party company of Nintendo though... occasionally, these companies have been known to collaborate. Like... Konami and Sega, which aren't Nintendo 2nd parties, having characters in Brawl for example.

Or... Capcom's involvement in the development of the Oracles games of the Zelda series.